Chaos in China as the central part of the most populated country in the world is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake Monday afternoon.  Chinese state media says over 100 people are dead and dozens are hurt. A school collapsed, burying nearly 900 students in Sichuan province.

The government is giving tips to those who may still be trapped or buried beneath rubble, urging them to quote "keep calm and conserve your energy. Seek water and food and wait patiently for rescue".

The quake hit near Chengdu, a city with 10 million people on the western side of China. In Beijing which is more than 900 miles away from the epicenter, building swayed for more than 2 minutes. The shaking was felt as far away as in Taiwan and in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

新华网北京5月12日电据中国国家地震台网测定，北京时间2008年5月12日14时28分，在四川汶川县（北纬31.0度，东经103.4度）发生7.6级地震。经过中央电视台核实，北京时间5月12日14时28分发生的四川汶川县地震为7.8级。

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